monoceros blogsZathura is a new movie from the makers of Jumanji. The producers clearly love the work of Chris Van Allsburg, the author of these two titles and The Polar Express.
I have only one book of his, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, which reminds me very much of the art of M.C. Escher. Peiming and Lim Jia bought me a book by Mr. Escher two years ago and I've been a fan since.
But back to Chris Van Allburg. He uses pencil drawings to create a peculiar, melancholic mood in many of his books. Many of the images are great for engaging the imagination and you can write whole stories based on one picture - very good for young children who enjoy creative writing.
In the trailer for Zathura, I noticed a familiar face. It's Ice Bat, one of the UglyDolls whom I featured earlier. Watch the trailer and see if you can spot him. He appears for just a split second before getting zapped to smithereens by the meteor shower. Poor fellow.
Posted by Monoceros at March 11, 2005 12:35 PMi love Escher! i found a gem of a book about his works in Nottinghill market i think it was many years ago... but i knew of him before then... love his postcards!!! Magritte is great too...
Posted by: tiggie at March 11, 2005 1:05 PMOh, another fan! Escher's images are amazing. Will check out more of Magritte's. I only know the faceless man in the suit.
Posted by: monoceros at March 12, 2005 1:20 AMit's rene magritte we're talking about right? the the faceless man in the suit with the bowler hat?
Posted by: dsd at March 13, 2005 7:36 PMYes, that's right, DSD.
Posted by: monoceros at March 13, 2005 10:18 PM